Freis Surname
Approximately 1,740 people bear this surname
Freis Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.
Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.
Variant of Dutch: Fries.
Freis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 862 | 1:93,394 | 11,686 |
| United States | 395 | 1:917,618 | 68,923 |
| France | 162 | 1:410,017 | 60,039 |
| Austria | 93 | 1:91,564 | 13,432 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
Freis (54) may also be a first name.
Freis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'someone who resides in Friesland'.
Variant of North German: Frey, Frede.
Variant of Dutch: Fries.
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Freis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Freis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Freis occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Freis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 232,104th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,188,245 people. The surname Freis occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Freis are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 862 people, or 1 in 93,394. In Germany Freis is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Saarland, where 17 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Freis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Freis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Freis surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Freis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Freis are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Freis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 32.08% more than the national average, earning $56,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.56% less than the national average, earning $35,992 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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